'Frank Lampard can give us the attacking edge' - Danny Mills on England's team to face Moldova

'Frank Lampard can give us the attacking edge' - Danny Mills on England's team to face Moldova

'Frank Lampard can give us the attacking edge' - Danny Mills on England's team to face Moldova

1/11

Goalkeeper:
Joe Hart
“He has made a couple of small mistakes but nothing more than that. I have full confidence in Joe, if called upon I think that may focus his attention more than anything else. He will need a disaster for his next three of four games for things to change.”

2/11

Right-back:
Kyle Walker
“Interesting one, I would normally say Glen Johnson but he’s out. I think Walker has played a little bit more football this season and going forward he’s good.”

3/11

Centre-back:
Gary Cahill
“Has been part of Hodgson’s preferred partnership for the last few games. He is solid and reliable, he plays in a top team, he has been involved with England for a while now and he’s been a good defender.”

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4/11

Centre-back:
Phil Jagielka
“The pairing has chopped and changed for a long time, but the last three games we have seen Cahill and Jagielka start to form a partnership. Partnerships at centre-back are key and you don’t want to disrupt that unless you really have to.”

5/11

Left-back:
Ashley Cole
“I still think he’s a fantastic player, he has experience as well. You’re going to win the Moldova game no matter who is playing so you want to use it to get a settled side for Tuesday. Cole will be key when it comes to playing against the Ukraine especially.”

6/11

Central midfielder: Frank Lampard
“Frank has obviously been phenomenal for England over the last ten years. His goalscoring and attacking prowess offer something different. You can expect him to get forward and support Lambert. He may even go beyond the Southampton man.”

7/11

Central midfielder:
Steven Gerrard
“Steven Gerrard will position himself further back than Lampard. This will allow him to screen the defence and keep England ticking with his passing”

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8/11

Right attacking midfielder: Theo Walcott “I think his pace frightens people to death, so he can be a real danger man for England."

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9/11

Attacking midfielder:
Jack Wilshere “Playing ahead of Lampard and Gerrard gives Jack the opportunity to pick the ball up in those little holes and drive forward at people to make things happen. Up until now he has always played Tom Cleverley, but I just see in two games that England really need to win, Wilshere is the better option."

10/11

Left attacking midfielder: Danny Welbeck “Hodgson likes using Welbeck. He has scored more goals for England than he has for Manchester United. He is reliable on that left-hand side; you don’t need him to be the out and out goal-scorer - he will work back but he will also provide a threat.”

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11/11

Striker: Rickie Lambert “He was limited to a cameo performance last time out but got his goal. Moldova represents a nice game for him to get his first start and we can expect him to put in a performance, perhaps even grabbing a goal. His presence will enable him to hold the ball up well, with Lampard and Wilshere playing off him.”

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England will be hoping for a comfortable win against relative minnows Moldova ahead of two crucial qualifiers against group rivals Ukraine and Montenegro.

The Three Lions are second in Group H - two points behind Montenegro with a game in hand, and one ahead of Ukraine.

Roy Hodgson has endured a number of withdrawals from his squad this week including Glen Johnson and Wayne Rooney, but can count on experienced stars such as Steven Gerrard and Ashley Cole.

We spoke to Danny Mills, football pundit for BBC Radio 5 live and former England right-back how he thinks Hodgson's starting eleven will to deliver all three points at Wembley.